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Most of the in-laws drink John Smits (...yes...I know.... :roll: ). What woul;d be a similar tasting / style of brew I could make for them tro enjoy when they're round? PS, just looking for a kit.

After two weeks it has cleared! I can read newspaper print behind the bottles - I've looked up images online and it seems to be at the stage it should be at 3 Months The only difference is I've used Youngs Super Wine Yeast with Yeast Nutrient so I had much more vigourous fermentation than...

I have a load of these and cleaning is a pain (due to the sediment collecting on the bottom) So, I tried the following. Dishwasher cycle at 70C - result was the neck of the bottle deformed - won't do again. Dishwasher cycle ast 50C - result was no apparent deformity. Next stage - test...

So, to save a lot of hassle, time and mess I want to batch prime my TC this weekend. I do like fizzy cider so I reckoned I would use 3g per 500ml bottle. is this enough for somewhere between ale and lager type fizzy?) There is 23l of brew in the FV, and I thought I would lose 0.5l at the...

Might be a stupid question but is it OK to recycle the screw top wine bottles from supermarket wine to use for your home brews?

|Been trying to buy White Grape Juice so I can have a bash at Worzels Orange Wine - I have everythinb but the juice! Have tried Saisnburys and Tescos who White Grape and Pear as their closest. Lidl's closest is 'Grape Juice' which is a combination of Red and White Grapes. Any ideas?

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I have some of the Coopers Plastic Bottles for my brews. I was wondering if they are Ok to put through the dishwasher....something tells me the impermeable CO2 layer doesn't like the high temps? Wondered if it was OK to use the use the dishwasher at 50C?

Big thanks to Alan who very kindly gave me a load of bottles for my brews today. Cheers! :cheers: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Maybe a daft question, but is this the process? 1. mix all the ingredients together (i like the sound of the one 'best turbo cider to date' thread 2. leave to ferment c. 10 days 3. should i add a campden tablet to stop fermentation at this stage (see step 5 below?)? 4. leave for 24 hours 5...

not an expert, but i would leave it in the primary for about 2 weeks, then secondary fermentation in bottles for 2 weeks and 2 weeks in the cold...longer than the instructions but you'll get much better results if you are patient

BBC News this morning are doing an article on the increasing popularity of Mead. How do you home brew it?|

my first batch (coopers mexican cerveca) was totally flat i think i came to the conclusion that the keg leaked as it was primed correctly i just cleaned out the keg and found that there was no residual sugar at the bottom so that all dissolved properly, in fact there was gungy stuff at the...

So, I've been brewing Coopers Mexican Cerveca. Had a couple of bottles yesterday and they are as flat as a pancake! How do I recover the brew? (How I brewed it - brewed in a fermentation vessel for 2 weeks at 24C - SG was 1010 for 3 days before moving to keg - conditioned in keg for 2 full...

So, just got through my first primary fermentation. I'm brewing Cooper's Mexican Cerveca. I've had a gravity of 1009 for 3 days and the beer appeared to be clear enough. What I did was to weigh out 180g of white granulated sugar to the kegon the basis that you add 8g per litre - there was about...

Here's the stuff on my shopping list. Being a nbewbie some of this stuff might be unnecessary, so just wondered what i would really need and what i could do without: (I'll just be brewing beer, or cider in a fermentation vessel and transferring to a keg, prob one brew a month; then when finish...

So, I think my primary fermentation of Coopers Mexican Cerveca is nearly ready. I think I will siphon off to the keg tomorrow. Then after two weeks bottle and refridgerate the keg contents. Anything I should do or look out for?

I think my cerveca is justy about finished primary fermentation and I should be ready to move the keg at the weekend. I just wondered when I pour from the keg to the bottles should I feed through muslin when i do this? TA

Bought myself a kit for Xmas - looks my Mexican Cerveca is just about finished primary fermentation - Ole!!! Looking forward to chatting to you all!